The Ascent | DRAMA | FULL MOVIE

Based on the story «Sotnikov» by Vasily Bykov. Fascist-occupied Belarus. Officer Sotnikov and soldier Rybak go from the forest to the village to get food for the partisans, among whom are women and children. The Germans are catching up with them. The physically weak Sotnikov resisted torture and accepted execution, and Rybak, begging for mercy on his knees, agreed to become a policeman. IMDb rating: 8,2 Year of production: 1976 Director: Shepitko Larisa Writers: Klepikov Yuri, Shepitko Larisa Composer: Alfred Schnittke Operator: Chukhnov Vladimir Production designer: Raksha Yuri Cast: Vladimir Gostyukhin, Boris Plotnikov, Lyudmila Polyakova, Victoria Goldentul, Maria Vinogradova, Nikolay Sektimenko, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Sergey Yakovlev